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Lance Armstrong wins Ironman 70.3 Florida triathlon in Haines City
HAINES CITY -- Kevin Davenport arrived at the Ironman 70.3 Florida on Sunday more than an hour before the triathlon. He drove from St. Augustine with his wife, Heather, and daughter, Reaghin. He came to see his hero. A kidney-cancer survivor and...
Tags: Cancer, Kraft Foods, Inc., Testicular Cancer, Sports, Sprint Cycling
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Lance Armstrong to compete in Ironman 70.3 Florida triathlon Sunday
The triathletes competing in Sunday's Ironman 70.3 Florida at Lake Eva Park in Haines City mostly will be indistinguishable. Lance Armstrong won't be. The seven-time Tour de France champion is entered in the event, which features a 1.2-mile swim, 56-...
Tags: Cancer, Ironman World Championship, Sports, Lance Armstrong, Cycling
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Return of the running (and swimming and biking) man
Steve Tebon helped create the triathlon boom in South Florida, and then got out of the business in 2006. Now, he's back, bringing a swim-bike-run competition to West Palm Beach. A new triathlon, called Motivation Man, will debut June 2 at Waterfront...
Tags: A1A Marathon, Meyer Amphitheatre, Sports, Lance Armstrong, Cycling
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Gwen Jorgensen of U.S. Olympic team a convert to the triathlon
It wasn't so long ago that Gwen Jorgensen got a call from U.S. triathlon officials. They knew she had competed as a runner and swimmer in college. Now that she had graduated, they wondered if she might like to try something new. But Jorgensen had pretty...
Tags: Road Running, Running, Sports, Track Cycling, College Sports
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As London Olympics approach, U.S. plays catch-up in triathlon
There are at least two reasons why fans might expect the U.S. to excel in the Olympic triathlon. First, this country is home to the sport's best-known race, the famed Ironman competition in Hawaii. Second, well, this is America. "When you go to the...
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Marlins president David Samson to run double marathon Friday for charities
Attaining the funding and getting Marlins Park built on time and on budget took a decade of perseverance for David Samson. The challenge he will undertake Friday approximates packing all that effort into one day. The Marlins president intends to run 52.4...
Tags: Cancer, David Samson, Road Running, Social Issues, Multiple Sclerosis
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The bariathlete
You could say that Dan Benintendi is hooked on exercise. On a typical morning in Fort Worth, Texas, he wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to swim 2,500 yards. Then he teaches a one-hour spin class, works most of the day as an AT&T account manager, teaches another spin...
Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Dietary Supplements, Cleveland Clinic, Vitamin Therapy
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His biggest challenge
There's a god-forsaken point in the Kona Ironman Triathlon called the Energy Lab. After a 2.4-mile ocean swim and a 112-mile hilly bike competition, the Energy Lab is about 18 miles into the event's 26.2-mile run. It's hell on earth. A steady incline....Tags: Science and Technology, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Biotechnology
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Ironman Steve Smith facing his biggest challenge
There’s a god-forsaken point in the Kona Ironman Triathlon called the Energy Lab. After a 2.4-mile ocean swim and a 112-mile hilly bike competition, the Energy Lab is about 18 miles into the event’s 26.2-mile run. It’s hell on earth. A...
Tags: Science and Technology, Health, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Biotechnology
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HCC's multicultural recruiter stresses importance of perseverance
janeth@herald-mail.comLuis Flores is quick to admit he wasn’t much of a student in high school and struggled to find his way in college. While it took him about 10 years off and on to earn his undergraduate degree, Flores has become an advocate for higher education....Tags: High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Students, Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Hawaii's Big Island has more than beaches for vacationers
Travelers may think of Hawaii as the land of surfboards, sunsets and mai tais, but there's a lava flow of reasons to go beyond the beaches and discover why residents say they are lucky to live in Hawaii. And, yes, some of the state's best beaches are...
Tags: Breads, Genetic Engineering, Ironman World Championship
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Clermont triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker begins quest Saturday for Olympics
CLERMONT — Clermont's Jarrod Shoemaker re-evaluated what he wanted out of the sport of triathlon after getting kicked in the face and being involved in a bicycle crash. The incidents came during back-to-back International Triathlon Union races in...
Tags: Beijing Games, 2016 Olympic Games, Clermont, Joe Williams
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